Granted, there is always the chance that things improve as they did last year. But frankly, the current signs are not encouraging. And it doesn’t help that Detroit ranks near the top in players on the IL.
So how did the team get to where it is today?
If you had to point your finger at 1 group as the single biggest factor in creating these results, who would you pick?
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AJ has to be accountable for getting players ready to play and not get injured.
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If the team has regressed with his input, it is hard to argue.
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Put this all on Al Avila. Despite money spent to shore up the roster recently, the organization has swung and missed continuously since he took over, leaving it so bereft of talent due to either selecting the wrong players during the teardown to failing to develop the talent that may have been salvageable throughout the process.
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Also of course he got so little for the terrific players they sold off.
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Injuries this year have been a problem, but one thing that they have made painfully obvious is the total lack of depth in the Tigers organization. And what’s even more obvious is that that problem is entirely on Al Avila. His poor trades and drafts have killed this organization and the responsibility is his and his alone.
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Injuries exposed the lack of depth in AA’s roster but also create an opportunity to look for hidden gems in the system – like corner OF Kerry Carpenter at Erie (142 AB, .345 BA, 15 HR, 34 RBI, and 1.123 OPS). Move him up, Al!
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Without a doubt, this mess is on Avila. He has had 7 years at the helm and has made numerous inept and bad moves ( too many to count).
How can we have any confidence in him going forward. Enough is enough, we need a legitimate GM,thats not a laughing stock.
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Great point, Tom. I was on the fence but you helped to seal my decision. Avila is not only responsible for all of the inept moves (& loose lips) and the lack of a cohesive training/conditioning staff to this point, the fact that we had to wait until AJ fell in our laps to infuse a culture conducive to winning and to start updating our entire minor league program is proof positive that he is incapable of successfully orchestrating a turnaround.
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I guess the key phrase is “this year”. I’d have to vote injuries simply because we cannot judge any potential progress even after seven years of rebuilding because so many are injured. If the question ends with “poor performance” the answer of course is Aliva who, on orders from Illitch, dismantled a competitive team and built an embarrassment.
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You hit the qualifying point Dave; we’ll never know looking through a catestrophic injury lens. When you continue to move perhaps unprepared players into roles just to survive, its like a snowball rolling down a hill. I personally believe AJ and company have done a masterful job of damage control.
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Agree totally naldo. Most any improvement made through the system has been traceable to AJ. Few if any people could right a ship that’s been ruddering off course for years in a hot minute thanks to (no) Poker Face Al.
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